CHILE: Health authorities confiscate “crappy” milk - (Santiago Times)
February 7, 2008 – 5:49 pmEighty-six of 125 tons of milk contaminated with fecal coliforms and other pathogens have, according to this story, been confiscated by Metropolitan Region health authorities and declared unfit for human consumption.
The story says that JosÈ Luis Fuentes, one of the executives of the responsible company, has been arrested and formally charged for the act.
The milk, which originally came from Uruguay and was intended for animal consumption, was purchased by the Chilean importer R y P, S.A., bottled, and distributed between June and September 2007 to about 50 businesses which then used it to make candies, dairy desserts, cheese, chocolates and other products.
The pathogens found in the milk fecal coliforms, staphylococcus aureus (golden staph), and aerobic mesophiles can cause sickness and sometimes death in humans.
Prosecuting attorney Marisa Navarrete was quoted as saying, “We have two crimes here. One against public health and the other the crime of fraud, […]
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